I really don't want to be reborn.

"Is this the emotional impact of music? I never imagined I'd meet someone like this?"

Joyful music can evoke joy, and sorrowful music can evoke sorrow, but in modern society, very few people can reach that level.

Because it requires not only a love and dedication to music, but also a surge of the purest and strongest emotions. Kousaka Kyosuke has encountered such people in many cycles of reincarnation, but their numbers are too few.

Before his surprise had subsided, he suddenly felt the violin music abruptly stop at its highest point, followed by a long, lingering violin sound that gradually faded away, as if about to disappear into the distance.

However, the pause between the piano and violin is rather long.

Both the piano and violin are very good, so if it were a duet, this kind of mistake wouldn't be made. Therefore, it must be one person using both instruments.

He closed his eyes and listened quietly to this fleeting glimpse of autumn light.

Who lives next door is no longer important; his musical talent alone is enough to make him a kindred spirit in music. Speaking of which, should we buy him a piano...?

"A piano? What do you need a piano for?"

It was afternoon, and I went to the Dengeki Bunko editorial department before leaving.

He and Ryunosuke Kumagai walked into the editor's office while talking.

"Besides drawing and writing novels, you can also play the piano?"

"Um……"

"Coach, you!"

Upon entering, I saw a female editor talking to a young man wearing glasses.

Although she is a young person, she is much older than Kousaka Kyosuke, a high school student, and is actually about the same age as Ms. Machida.

"Machida-san, it's been a long time."

"Oh? Kosaka?"

An editor named Machida Sonoko beckoned to him: "When exactly are you going to start writing your new book? Are you planning to wait until university to start?"

"Okay, you can talk to Kasumigaoka about the commission when she gets back."

Kosaka glanced at the bespectacled young man and said, "I'll probably be quite busy next year, and I haven't finished writing my old book yet."

Kumagai, with a stern, ghostly face, said, "I just negotiated with this bastard. He's going to start dating next year, so he doesn't have time."

"Alas……"

These words deeply hurt Ms. Machida, who was still single at thirty, so she and Kumagai were equally indignant: "Not only is he a bastard, but he's the kind of bastard who should be dragged out and burned!"

"Hey, so you're resorting to personal attacks because you couldn't get a commission? At least try to negotiate with the facts, okay?"

What is the "fact-based negotiation method"?

The so-called factual negotiation method is a set of standard rules first formally proposed by the Harvard University Negotiation Research Center.

"The factual negotiation method summarizes the key points of negotiation into four basic points: differences, interests, choices, and standards."

"The so-called distinction is between people and things; be firm on facts, but gentle with people, avoid attacking the other party, and this is conducive to the progress of negotiations..."

Silence fell over the office.

It wasn't Kosaka who was putting on airs; it was the guy with glasses who was talking.

Seeing everyone looking over, the young man became a little flustered: "I also saw it in a book."

Everyone's interest has shifted to this.

"I didn't expect that Teacher Jiuli knew so much... Let me introduce you, this is Teacher Jiuli Shisheng."

Kumagai's expression was serious: "Kuri-sensei's novel was originally eligible to participate in the Grand Prize in 02, but it was disqualified because it was too long."

"Although it's a bit of a shame, it's very popular even when it's serialized on the web. Have you read it, Kousaka?"

Teacher Jiuli waved her hands repeatedly, indicating that she could not accept the praise.

She seems to be a rather shy person.

"I haven't paid much attention to the web-based ones."

Kyosuke Kosaka took the phone Kumagai handed him, glanced at the first page of the serialized novel, and his previously nonchalant expression froze instantly. He abruptly looked up at Fumio Kuri.

His expression was as if he had impulsively bought a lottery ticket to use as toilet paper but suddenly won the grand prize. However, before anyone else could wonder what was going on, he quickly composed himself.

How could I not remember?

The other party will win the Dengeki Bunko Award in 08 with another novel, which is undeniably powerful. However, compared to that novel, Kyosuke Kousaka is more concerned about the one that is currently being serialized on the web.

The serialization ran from 2002 to 2005, and he knew that the serialization would continue for another three years. However, the novel had already begun to receive a lot of attention since last year.

This novel...

If before 05 there were works like "Spice and Wolf" with medieval settings and delicately crafted love stories, then light novels after 05 began to converge on major trends.

A chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) teenager builds a harem!

The male protagonist is basically a typical chuunibyou (delusional) teenager, and the harem consists of various cute girls. The selling point of the novel has shifted from the clever design of the plot to the in-depth exploration of the female characters' cuteness.

This novel represents the first peak of this major trend!

The explosive sales figures three years later were truly astonishing. Kousaka Kyosuke stared at his phone screen for a long time before finally suppressing his strange feelings: "Kuri-sensei's editor is..."

"Oh, I've already made arrangements with Editor Miki..."

Alright, alright, no need to ask anymore, this is the one.

He pretended to look at it for a while, then stood up: "I think Jiuli Shisheng is a pen name, right? I haven't asked for your real name yet?"

The other person adjusted his glasses and shook hands with him.

"Just call me Kawahara."

Just call me Sales Representative...

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There won't be any women's clothing! There never will be!

Adding more chapters is no problem...

Chapter Thirty-One: The Love She Couldn't Convey

Kawahara.

The Kawahara in the light novel refers to Reki Kawahara.

Since 08, this name has represented sales volume.

Kyosuke didn't recognize her at first because Kuri Fumio was the pen name Kawahara used in his early days.

"Kousaka-kun, why are you looking at me like that?"

"Ah, I'm a little curious."

On the train back to Chiba, he struck up a conversation with this sales legend who would become a top seller three years later: "Of course I'm curious about the future god."

Kawahara thought he was joking.

"I didn't realize it at first, but when I saw the protagonist's name, I remembered it. I read your masterpiece last year."

"Oh?"

Asuna is amazing!

It's hard to forget a novel like Sword Art Online, and Reki Kawahara is probably the most typical representative of a Japanese web novelist who has transitioned into a commercial writer.

Of course, he is not as famous now as he will be three years later.

A problem was also revealed when I chatted with the editors before – Kawahara's writing speed is not fast and he is not used to the time schedule of novel publication.

The reason why six books could be published in a year after three years was because Sword Art Online was all about revising the web version, with a lot of drafts, so there was no problem.

After exchanging a few compliments with Kawahara, they got off the train in Chiba and discovered that their destinations seemed to be roughly the same.

"What a coincidence? Does Kousaka-kun live over there too?"

"No, I went to my girlfriend's house to pick up some things. I just got an email saying that she sent something here."

"Hey, girlfriend? You really have a girlfriend?"

Kawahara looked at him in surprise.

Yes, that's what Kousaka Kyosuke likes. He introduces himself to people he doesn't know very well, saying he has a girlfriend. The surprise of the other person is like a kind of vanity to him.

Just an ordinary person.

girlfriend……

He thought to himself that now that Kasumigaoka Utaha was back, he couldn't delay any longer and had to find an opportunity to confess his feelings.

They claimed to be boyfriend and girlfriend, but they never even confessed their feelings.

After confessing, you can...

The thought of a girl's rose-like lips suddenly made his heart leap and melt, exploding from his eyebrows to his toes.

The look on his face, as if he were looking at a big bowl of winter melon and meatball soup, made it easy to tell that he was in love.

That passion, that ultimate yearning for life and emotion, even makes fate temporarily retreat, constantly altering parts of the future.

Is it a sandstorm that blots out the sky, or a crescent moon hanging in the endless sky?

Kyosuke Kosaka couldn't be sure how long he could maintain his current state. After countless repetitions, would these light and eager steps turn into an ominous dance with death before dawn?

Humans are indeed creatures that can only take care of the present, rarely looking to the future.

Sure enough, in the entrance hall of the Kasumigaoka house, he saw several large unopened packages. The sender's name was none other than the head of the Literature Club, and the return address was Tottori.

“My hometown is in Tottori… which is a bit far.”

Kyosuke Kosaka stood at the door, wanting to take out his key and go inside to take a look.

Since she and her mother went to Tottori, Kosaka has never been back here. Thinking of the moments she spent there in the spring, her longing only intensifies.

"Oh, does your girlfriend live here?"

Kawahara's voice brought him back to his senses: "Yes, this is it. Mr. Kawahara, are you next door?"